This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

"Polynesia on the Plains."

Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

This tunnel entrance is built to resemble a grand castle but no one is quite sure why.

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.

This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Hotel designed by indie graphics artists.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.